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TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
11 AM HST THU AUG 31 2000
 
TROPICAL STORM WEAKENING 850 MILES EASTSOUTHEAST OF HILO
 
AT 11 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.2 WEST
OR ABOUT 850 MILES EASTSOUTHEAST OF HILO.
 
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY SPEED UP IN ITS WESTWARD PATH.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM HST POSITION 17.3N 142.2W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD WEST NEAR 6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 MPH.
 MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1006MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM HST.
 
MATSUDA